Fei Family History

Chinese:: Mandarin form of the surname 費 meaning ‘fees’ in Chinese: (i) from Fei (費) the name of an ancient state (located in Shandong province) annexed during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). (ii) from Fei (費) the name of a fief (located in Shandong province) which was granted to Ji You son of the Duke Huan of Lu (the 15th ruler of the state of Lu died 694 BC).

(iii) from Fei (費) the name of a fief (located in Shandong province) which was granted to an official in the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC). (iv) borne by descendants of Fei Wu Ji (費無級) an official in the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

(v) adopted as a surname by the Fei Lian (費連) family from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD). Another Mandarin pronunciation of the Chinese surname 賁 said to be borne by the descendants of Han Fei, a famous philosopher during the Warring States Period (475–221 BC) see Ben.